Just by Looking at Him vs Me Before You: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: People with disabilities, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction
Just by Looking at Him
Elliott appears to be living the dream as a successful TV writer with a doting boyfriend. But behind his Instagram filter of a life, he’s grappling with an intensifying alcohol addiction, he can’t seem to stop cheating…
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Me Before You
Louisa Clark is an ordinary young woman living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Just by Looking at Him is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Me Before You.
- Me Before You has the widest readership — 1843072 ratings behind its score.
- Me Before You runs the darker storyline; Just by Looking at Him stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Just by Looking at Him | Me Before You | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (1843072) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (20) | 4.0 (788) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (57) | 4.5 (6896) |
Reception
| Just by Looking at Him | Me Before You | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 57 | 1843072 |
| Editions | 6 | 47 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 987644 |
| Reading it now | — | 37040 |
| Written reviews | — | 104823 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 7906 |
| Pages | 312 | 512 |